Scheduled Caste
- India
CJI Gavai reaffirms his stance on exclusion of creamy layer in reservations of SCs
Amaravati: Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Sunday affirmed that he is still for exclusion of creamy layer in reservations to Scheduled Castes. Addressing a programme “India and the Living Indian…
- India
LJP claims SC man murdered by RJD for voting against them
Patna: The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on Monday accused RJD supporters of murdering a scheduled caste man for not voting for their party in the Bihar assembly election, and claimed that…
- India
SC petition by 19-yr-old dalit accuses shelter home of fraudulent conversion
New Delhi: A 19-year-old man belonging to the Scheduled Caste community has moved the Supreme Court, urging to be made a party in a batch of pleas relating to the issue of…
- Telangana
Electric shock injures two SC hostel students in Bhupalpally
Hyderabad: Two students of the SC Hostel at Gollabuddharam village, Bhupalpally, sustained injuries after receiving electric shocks on Saturday, September 13. The incident reportedly occurred when the hostel warden instructed the students…
- India
SC certificates obtained through conversion will be cancelled: Fadnavis
Mumbai: The Supreme Court has given a clear verdict on November 26, 2024, that only Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs can get the benefit of reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC), and other religions…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Dalit from Madiga community attacked in Hyderabad; five held
Hyderabad: A case has been registered against five people for allegedly stripping and assaulting a 26-year-old Dalit man, police said on Saturday, April 19. According to the complaint, which was lodged on…
- Telangana
Telangana first state to implement SC categorisation, issues orders
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, April 14, issued an order regarding the implementation of the subcategorisation of scheduled castes after the approval of the Supreme Court. On March 18, the Telangana…
- Telangana
Telangana govt brings new procedure to avail post-metric scholarships
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has rolled out a new procedure to apply for post-metric scholarships for the academic year 2024-25. The new procedure issued as per the norms of the Centre, will…
- India
NIA can investigate other accused connected with scheduled offences: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the National Investigation Agency could investigate other accused who might have also committed certain crimes connected with the scheduled offences. A bench of Justice…
- Telangana
Telangana to form commission on SC sub-categorisation
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday, October 9 announced it will appoint a one man judicial commission to study the sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SC). The cabinet sub-committee, headed by irrigation and…
- Telangana
Telangana HC intervenes to protect ostracized Dalit family
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court recently intervened on behalf of a Scheduled Caste (Madiga) family facing social ostracism from villagers in the Medak district. The family was pressured to continue their traditional…
- Featured News
Huge jump in Scheduled Castes, and not Muslim, population in Bihar
The most surprising aspect of the Bihar Caste Survey is that the population of the Scheduled Castes—undoubtedly the weakest of all the social groups–witnessed a huge jump when compared to the 2011…
- India
UP: Man held for converting people to Christianity by offering money
Ghaziabad: A man has been arrested here for allegedly converting members of Scheduled Caste and Schedules Tribes by offering money, police said on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Mahinder Kumar,…
- India
Shahbad Dairy murder: Delhi court takes congnisance of charge sheet against accused
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday took cognisance of a police charge sheet filed against Sahil, who brutally killed his girlfriend by repeatedly stabbing her in the city’s Shahbad Dairy area…
- India
TN cops in the dock after relatives allege ‘custodial death’ of SC man
Chennai: Tamil Nadu police are in the dock after a Scheduled Caste youth, who was in custody of the Puliyangudi police in Tenkasi district, died. The 23-year-old youth, Thangasamy was taken into…
